Escort is a game mode in Overwatch 2.

Gameplay

In Escort, there is an attacking and a defending team. The attacking team aims to escort a payload across the map to the objective, while the defending team aims to stop them. The teams' roles are determined randomly when the map is chosen. In Unranked matches, only one round is played, meaning that teams will only get to play the attack or defense round. In Competitive Play, a minimum of two rounds is played, with the teams alternating between attack and defense.

At the start of each round, the defending team is allocated 45 seconds to set up defenses before the attacking team is allowed out of their spawn area. When the set up timer runs out, attackers may leave their spawn area and a 4 minute timer (5 minutes in Unranked) begins counting down. Each map has three sections with a checkpoint at the end of each section. Upon arriving at the first and second checkpoints, the attackers are awarded with 2:30 bonus time and 1:30 bonus time respectively. (3 minutes and 2 minutes in Unranked). The payload also pauses here briefly and teams' Spawn Rooms are moved closer to the end of the map.

If an attacker is within range of the payload when the timer expires, or shortly beforehand, Overtime will be activated. If the attacking team manages to get to a checkpoint during Overtime, the bonus time is added and Overtime ends, with the game proceeding as normal.

In Unranked game modes, the attacking team wins if they manage to escort the payload all the way to the end of the map, and the defending team wins if they do not. In Competitive Play, the winning team is the one that pushed the payload the farthest during their attack round. If both teams managed to push the payload to the end, extra rounds will be played until the victor is determined. During extra rounds, capturing a checkpoint will not grant bonus time.

List of maps

There are 8 Escort maps available:

Payload

If an attacker is within the range of the payload, it will cause the payload to move along the designated path. Each map's payload has a different base move speed and path length. The payload moves faster with more players near it, gaining 16.5% increased speed when two attackers are near it and 33% move speed when three or more attackers are moving it. Attackers within range of the payload are healed at a rate of 5 health per second.

Defending players can stay within range of the payload to contest it, stopping it from moving forward. If no attacking players are near it for ten seconds, the payload will start to roll back towards the last checkpoint at a speed of 0.3 m/s.

Some maps have parts that apply forced movement to the payload, usually when it travels through a gate that closes behind it. During this time, the payload moves as if there were three attacking players near it and cannot be stopped by the defending team.

Map details

Gallery

Payload Appearance

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  Circuit Royal (Formula Lux racecar)
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  Dorado (LumériCo fusion core)
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  Havana (Flatbed truck with Don Rumbotico barrels)
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  Junkertown (Junkrat and Roadhog's treasure trolley)
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  Rialto (Illegal shipment for Talon)
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  Route 66 (Echo's container)
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  Shambali Monastery (Local truck)
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  Watchpoint: Gibraltar (Satellite Drone XR-9)

Trivia

• At an unknown time, the healing attackers gain from staying at the payload was reduced from 10 to 5 healing per second.

References

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Unranked & Competitive	Escort Circuit Royal • Dorado • Havana • Junkertown • Rialto • Route 66 • Shambali Monastery • Watchpoint: Gibraltar Hybrid Blizzard World • Eichenwalde • Hollywood • King's Row • Midtown • Neon Junction • Numbani • Paraíso Control Antarctic Peninsula • Busan • Ilios • Lijiang Tower • Nepal • Oasis • Samoa Push Colosseo • Esperança • New Queen Street • Runasapi Flashpoint Aatlis • New Junk City • Suravasa
Stadium-exclusive	Control Arena Victoriae • Gogadoro • Wuxing University - Water College Push Place Lacroix • Redwood Dam • Serenza Payload Race Powder Keg Mine • Thames District Clash Hanaoka • Throne of Anubis
Arcade & Events	Assault Hanamura • Horizon Lunar Colony • Paris • Temple of Anubis • Volskaya Industries Elimination Black Forest • Castillo • Ecopoint: Antarctica • Necropolis Deathmatch Château Guillard • Kanezaka • Malevento • Petra Capture the Flag Ayutthaya Lúcioball Busan Stadium • Estádio das Rãs • Sydney Harbour Arena Other Adlersbrunn • Talantis
Story Mode & Event Missions	Story Mode Rio de Janeiro (Resistance)• Toronto (Liberation) • Gothenburg (Ironclad) Event Missions Underworld (mission) Archives Uprising • Retribution • Storm Rising
Canceled Projects	Maps Amazon • Berlin • Cairo (map) • Galapagos • India • Iron Star • Kyoto Temple • London • San Joaquin • The Bayou • The Iris (map) Gamemodes Hero Missions • Hero Mastery Gauntlet
Custom Games	Workshop Chamber • Workshop Expanse • Workshop Green Screen • Workshop Island
Training	Practice Range • Tutorial